What a 1940s house actually costs to own
The roof, the pier-and-beam, the pecans. Real numbers from four of my clients.
Rivera Homes
Austin · Travis County
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Hello, I'm Mark
Homes chosen carefully, for people who plan to stay.
Fifteen years in Central Austin. I take four clients at a time, so when you call, you get a real answer.
Twelve years of Austin closings.
About Mark
I grew up off South Congress and still live two streets from where I started.
I work with first-time buyers and the people selling them their first house.
At a glance
- Years in business
- 17
- Sales volume
- $120M
- Homes sold
- 214
- Clients by referral
- 70%
Current listings
Now showing
All listingsSince 2014
By the numbers
- Homes sold
- 120+
- In sales
- $48M
- Average review
- 4.9
- Years in Austin
- 12
Just listed
1408 Lantern Hollow
- Status
- For sale
- Price
- $895,000
- Beds
- 3
- Baths
- 2
- Area
- 1940 sqft
- Place
- Austin, TX
What people say
Mark talked us out of the first house we wanted. He was right. We have been in the second one for six years.
Sold in eleven days, four offers, and he explained every one of them to my mother on the phone.
He knows which streets flood. That is the whole review.
Why work with me
I answer the phone
Evenings and weekends, the same as weekdays.
I know the streets
Which blocks flood, which ones get the school.
No surprises at closing
Where I work
- ZilkerWalk to the springs; watch the flood map.
- Bouldin CreekOld bungalows next to new builds.
- Travis HeightsHills, oaks, no two houses alike.
- TarrytownQuiet, expensive, worth it if the school matters.
Sellers
Your house, priced by someone who has walked it twice
Before I name a number I walk the house once with you and once alone. The second walk is where the price comes from.
From the blog
Things I keep explaining
Why I only take four clients at a time
It is not a marketing line. It is arithmetic.
How I work
Since 2009
Most agents measure themselves in closings. I measure in the number of clients who send me their friends. That means fewer listings at once, more time in each house, and the occasional honest don't buy this one.
- Four clients at a time, never more.
- I answer my own phone.
- Every offer comes with a written why.
Questions? Read the long version or book twenty minutes.
Who I work with
- Pecan Street Title
- Lady Bird Lending
- Barton Inspections
Ready when you are.
Tell me what you are looking for, and I will send the homes worth seeing.
Get in touch
Let's talk about your move.
I answer every message myself, usually within the hour.
- Call me
- (512) 555-0148
- Write me
- mark@markfoster.example